(1) The Weather （选自广州）
In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also days when the weather is warm. The weather is usually warm in summer. It is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days in summer.
When the temperature is over 27℃, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm. In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain（1） and in North Africa（2 the summer is always hot. Water freezes（3） at 0℃. When water freezes, it changes from a liquid（4） into ice. Water boils（5） at 100℃. When water boils, it changes from a liquid into steam（6）.
Notes: （1）Spain /n. 西班牙 （2）Africa.非洲 （3）freeze /v.结冰 （4）liquid/ /n.液
体 （5）boil /v.沸腾；（水）开 （6）steam / n.蒸汽
1. What is the weather like in summer in England? A. Very hot. B. Warm. C. Cool. D. Both A and C. 2.What do you think “the north of Europe\
A.A part of a country. B.The capital of Europe. C.A country in the north of Europe. D.A part of Europe.
3.When water freezes, it changes from____into____. . A.water, ice B.water, steam C.steam, ice D.ice, water 4.The writer wants to tell us something about______. A.the weather in Europe B.the weather in England C.some knowledge of the temperature D. three states of water
答案：1—4 DDAC
(2) The Artist and the Beggar（1） (选自成都)
An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadn’t much money but was very kind. He gave his last few coins（2） to a beggar, but he saw another one, and forgot that he didn’t have any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and the beggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. In the end, the artist could not pay the bill（3）, and the beggar had to do so. The artist felt very sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. And I’ll give you the money for our lunch.\“Oh, no!\ for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home!\
Notes: （1）beggar / n.乞丐 （2）coin /n. 硬币 （3）bill /n.帐单 1.What kind of man was the artist? 2.What did he do to the first beggar?
3.What did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him? 4.Who paid for the meal?
5.What did the artist want to do at last?
6.Why didn’t the beggar go home with the artist?
答案：
1.The artist is a kind man.
2.He gave his last few coins to the first beggar. 3.He forgot that he had no money then. 4.The beggar paid for the bill.
5.He wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home. 6.Because he wouldn’t pay for the taxi.
(3) A Common Language （选自陇南）
There is a common（1） language popular in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it. It’s everybody’s second language. It’s easy to learn, though（2） you don’t hear it. It’s sign language（3）. When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you put up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the correct answer.\you put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean “Be quiet.\to talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.
Notes: （1）common/`kmn/adj. 共同的 （2）though/u/ conj. 尽管 （3）sign language
手势语 （4）wave/weIv/ v. 挥手
1.E___________ uses sign language.
2.Sign language is not d________, so we can learn it. 3.Most people who can s________ use sign language, too. 4.If someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t__ you.
5.If you can a______ a question, you should put up your hand first.
6.You put your finger in front of your mouth if you want someone not to s_______
anything.
7.The deaf can talk to each other w_________ sign language.
8.Some A______ deaf people can learn sign language in the university.
答案：1.Everyone 2.difficulcal 3.speak 4.to 5.answer 6.say 7.with
8.American
(4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? （选自辽宁）
It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to（1 playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（2） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun（3） by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（4） was heard and the little boy began crying.“What’s the matter, Tom?\（5） window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum,\（6）. \’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile（7）.\“Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?\“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.\
In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch（8）!
Notes: （1）be used to 习惯于 （2）perch/p：t/n. 停歇 （3）fun/fn/n. 爱好 （4）crack
/crk/n. 破碎声 （5）kitchen/`kItn/n. 厨房 （6）sob/sb/v. 抽泣 （7）fragile/`frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 （8）gold pocket watch 金怀表
1.When did the story happen?
A.On a Sunday afternoon. B.On a Sunday morning. C.At noon. D.In the evening.
2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom . A.would like to play with it
B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it C.would like to give it something to eat D.would smile
3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids\
means .
A.men B.dogs C.children D.birds
4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry? A.An hour. B.A day. C.Two hours. D.Half an hour. 5.“Though he never made it\“ \
A.Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something B.Though he couldn’t catch the bird
C.Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird D.Though he couldn’t eat the bird
答案：1—5 BBCDA
(5) Eating
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours
asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money.\say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.\
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He
may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,\“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great.\for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice.\
American customs（1） about who pays for dates（2） are much the same as in other
parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university（3） girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest（4）.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
Notes:（1）custom/`kstm/n. 风俗 （2）date/deIt/n.约会 （3）university/、ju：nI`v：
sItI/n. 大学 （4）guest/gest/n. 客人
1.The passage tells us_______ . A.how to eat out B.where to eat out
C.what to eat out D.who pays for the meal 2.If you have little money, ___________
A.you’ll have a cheap meal B.you’ll borrow some from others C.you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal
D.you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner 3.“Go Dutch\ A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款
4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means ______________ A.he’s going to lend some money to you B.he’s going to pay for your meal, too C.he’ll be angry with you D.he can’t understand you
5.In America,some girls and women now. A.ask men to pay for their meals B.try to pay for the men’s meals C.try to pay for their own meals D.never have anything outside
答案：1—5 DADBC
阅读理解（6）
Most children like watching TV. It’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see
and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio. TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds, too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before. Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you, my young friends?
1.A few children go to bed late because they____________ . A. are busy with their lessons B. do their homework C. watch TV D. listen to the radio
2.Children can’t see anything__________ . A. in the radio B. on the radio C. on TV D. by watching TV
3.TV helps to open children’s ________ . A. eyes and minds B. minds C. eyes or minds D. eyes
4.________children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. A. A lot B. Much C. A lot of D.A little
5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because_______ A. they like to watch TV B. they can hear at the same time C. they can watch at the same time
D. they can listen to and see something at the same time
参考答案：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.D
阅读理解（7）
John was ten years old and he was very lazy[1].He had to go to school, of course, but
he was bored[2]there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector[3].”
“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant
job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”
“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered. “Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”
“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on
Wednesday, because I only saw them on that day.”
Notes:[1]lazy/leIzI/adj.懒的 [2]bored/bd/adj.厌烦 [3]garbage collector 垃圾工 1.John______at school.
A.didn’t do any work B.did much work